The Beatles

Mythology Volume 3

Disc 4

1968 to 1969

Label:  Strawberry Records Label - STR 018

        1. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
           RM5 - from Take 12 done on Tuesday July 23rd 1968. 
        2. Yer Blues
           RM3 + edit section - Completed on Tuesday August 20th 1968 with the recording of a count-in shouted by Ringo. 
        3. Back In The U.S.S.R.
           RM1 - Done on Friday August 23rd 1968 - with extra aeroplane effects sourced from "Volume 17: Jet and Piston Engine Aeroplane"! At the
           end of this session Mal Evans signed for and took tape copies of this remixing session away. 
        4. Helter Skelter
           RM 1 - This different than released version was done in Studio 2, Abbey Road on Tuesday September 17th 1968. 
        5. Birthday
           RM1 - Recorded on Wednesday September 18th 1968 in 20 takes, it was subsequently remixed between 4.30 - 5.00 am the following
           morning. The recordings were originally on four-track but had to be transferred to eight-track to accommodate all the overdubs. 
        6. Dear Prudence
           RM1 - Remixed from Take 1 on Saturday October 5th 1968 at Trident Studios Trident House, St. Anne's Court, Wardour Street, London W1.
           A clean intro and a different ending are evident on this wonderful John Lennon composition. 
        7. Not Guilty
           Recorded on Wednesday August 7th and Thursday August 8th 1968. It ran to 102 Takes! This is another stereo remix of Take 102 later
           rejected for The Beatles' White Album. 
        8. That's Alright
           Recorded on Wednesday January 22nd 1969 at Apple Studios, 3 Saville Row. John's attempt at Arthur Crudup's song, which was Elvis
           Presley's first single in 1954. 
        9. My Baby Left Me
           Recorded on Wednesday January 22nd 1969 at Apple Studios, 3 Saville Row. Another Arthur Crudup composition, also performed by Elvis
           Presley in 1956. 
       10. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
           Recorded on Wednesday January 22nd 1969 at Apple Studios, 3 Saville Row, featuring John's loose vocal interpretation of an Eddie Cochran
           recording from 1960. 
       11. Rip It Up / Shake, Rattle and Roll
           Recorded on Sunday January 26th 1969, this and next 2 tracks were preserved by Glyn Johns on multi track tapes and are presented in that
           form here for the first time. 
       12. Medley: Miss Ann / Kansas City / Lawdy Miss Clawdy
           see track 11 
       13. Blue Suede Shoes
           see track 11 
       14. Old Brown Shoe
           Recorded on Tuesday January 28th 1969 at Apple Studios (DDSI ref. 28.15) 
       15. Old Brown Shoe
           Recorded on Tuesday January 28th 1969 at Apple Studios (DDSI ref. 28.18) 
       16. How Do You Tell Someone?
           Also on January 28th 1969 at Apple Studios (DDSI ref. 28.22) This song reminds you of "If I needed someone" from 1965. 
       17. Medley: Cannonball / Not Fade Away Hey Little Girl (in The High School Sweater) / Bo Diddley
           Recorded on Wednesday January 29th 1969. This is another medley that Glyn Johns thought to preserve on multi track tapes. (DDSI ref. 29.7,
           but longer than noted.) 
       18. Teddy Boy #1
           (RS1) Recorded at Apple Studios, 3 Saville Row on Friday January 24th 1969. This is the remix done by Glyn Johns and George Martin on
           Monday March 10th 1969 at Studio One, Olympic Sound Studios, 117 Church Road, Barnes, London SW13 
       19. Teddy Boy #2
           (RS2) Recorded at Apple Studios, 3 Saville Row on Friday January 24th 1969. This is the remix done by Phil Spector and Pete Bown on
           Wednesday March 25th 1970 in Room 4 at Abbey Road Studios. Phil Spector also remixed a 3 minute edited version which is still to appear. 
       20. All Things Must Pass
           Take 2 - Recorded on Tuesday February 25th 1969 - this version is different than on Anthology 3 - it is unaltered! - as it should be! 
       21. Old Brown Shoe
           Take 2 - Recorded on Tuesday February 25th 1 969 - this version is different than on Anthology 3 - it is unaltered! - as it should be! 
      22. Medley: Mean Mr Mustard/Her Majesty/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
           This is how the medley was originally compiled, until on Wednesday July 30th 1969 Paul instructed Engineer John Kurlander to cut out Her
           Majesty as he didn't like it! See Mark Levvisohn "The Beatles Recording Sessions" page 183 for an in-depth passage surrounding the
           preparation of the Abbey Road LP. 
       23. Come and Get It
           Recorded on Thursday July 24th 1969. This is a different stereo remix from that on Anthology 3. You can hear Paul's double tracked vocal - all
           taped in 1 hour, in Studio 2 between 2.30 - 3,30 pm, and given to The Iveys.